MERGER AGREEMENT

     THIS  "AGREEMENT",  deemed  to be made and  entered  into  this ____ day of
______________,  2002,  constitutes the full agreement  between the parties with
respect to the merger  between said parties that it is intended to  memorialize;
to-wit:

                                    PARTIES:

     The parties hereto are as follows:

     1.   WESTERN TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,  INC.,  hereinafter  referred to as
          "Western",  is a corporation  organized and existing under the laws of
          the State of Idaho, with principal offices located at 501 W. Broadway,
          Suite 200, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402.

     2.   THE  SHAREHOLDERS  OF  WESTERN,  collectively  owning  of  record  and
          beneficially  51,410,000  of the  100,000,000  issued and  outstanding
          shares  of the  capital  stock of  Western,  whose  individual  names,
          addresses,  their share  holdings in Western and the share holdings in
          Iron Mask  Mining Co.  that they are to receive  appear in Exhibit "A"
          annexed to this  Agreement,  hereinafter  referred to as the  "Western
          Shareholders."

     3.   IRON  MASK  MINING  COMPANY,  hereinafter  referred  to as "IMMC" is a
          corporation  organized  and  existing  under  the laws of the State of
          Idaho,  whose registered office is located at 656 Cedar St., Ponderay,
          Idaho  83852,  and whose  mailing  address  for the  purposes  of this
          Agreement is P. O. Box 400, Missoula, Montana 59806.

     4.   CERTAIN  SHAREHOLDERS  OF IMMC,  collectively  owning  of  record  and
          beneficially  not less  than  24,932,143  of the  total of  53,962,208
          issued and  outstanding  shares of the  capital  stock of IMMC,  whose
          individual  names,  addresses and share holdings appear in Exhibit "B"
          annexed  to  this   Agreement,   hereinafter   referred  to  as  "IMMC
          Participating Shareholders."

     5.   IRON MASK MINING MERGER TWO CORP.,  hereinafter referred to as "Merger
          Sub" is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMMC organized and existing under
          the laws of the State of Idaho,  whose registered office is located at
          656 Cedar St.,  Ponderay,  Idaho 83852,  and whose mailing address for
          the  purposes of this  Agreement is P.O.  Box 400,  Missoula,  Montana
          59806.

                               TERMS OF AGREEMENT:



1.   Description of the Transaction.

     (a)  Upon  the  terms  and  subject  to the  conditions  set  forth in this
          Agreement,  at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1(c)), Merger
          Sub shall be merged  with and into  Western  (the  "Merger"),  and the
          separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. Western will continue as
          the surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation").

     (b)  The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this  Agreement  and in
          the  applicable  provisions  of the  Idaho  Business  Corporation  Act
          ("Idaho Law").

     (c)  The  consummation of the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement
          (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Western  Technology
          And  Management,  Inc. on or before March 15,  2002,  or at such other
          time as the parties may agree (the  "Scheduled  Closing  Time").  (The
          date on which the Closing  actually takes place is referred to in this
          Agreement  as  the  "Closing  Date.")  Contemporaneously  with  or  as
          promptly as practicable after the Closing,  properly executed articles
          of merger (the "Articles of Merger"),  conforming to the  requirements
          of Idaho Law,  shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State
          of Idaho.  The Merger shall become effective at the time such Articles
          of Merger are filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the
          State of Idaho (the "Effective Time").

          (1)  The  articles  of   incorporation   of  Western,   as  in  effect
               immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the articles of
               incorporation  of  the  Surviving  Corporation  until  thereafter
               amended.

          (2)  The  bylaws of  Western,  as in effect  immediately  prior to the
               Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving  Corporation
               until thereafter amended.

          (3)  The  directors   and  officers  of  the   Surviving   Corporation
               immediately  after the  Effective  Time shall be the  individuals
               identified on Exhibit A-1.

     (d)  The stock of Western shall be converted into stock of IMMC as follows:

          (1)  Subject to Sections  1(f)(3) and (g), at the  Effective  Time, by
               virtue of the Merger and without  any further  action on the part
               of the parties,  each share of common stock of Western issued and
               outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Western
               Shares") shall be converted  into the right to receive  0.4086058
               shares of common stock of IMMC (the "IMMC Stock"). The IMMC Stock
               to be  received  by the  Western  Shareholders  is set  forth  on
               Exhibit A.

          If,  between  the date of this  Agreement  and the Closing  Date,  the
     Western  Shares or the IMMC Stock are changed  into a  different  number or
     class  of  shares  by   reason   of  any   stock   dividend,   subdivision,
     reclassification,   recapitalization,   split-up,  combination  or  similar
     transaction,  the IMMC Stock to be  received  by the  Western  Shareholders
     shall be appropriately adjusted.

          (2)  If  any  Western  Shares  outstanding  immediately  prior  to the
               Effective  Time  are  unvested  or are  subject  to a  repurchase
               option,   risk  of  forfeiture  or  other   condition  under  any
               applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement
               with  Western,  then the shares of IMMC Stock  issued in exchange
               for such Western  Shares will also be unvested and subject to the
               same repurchase  option,  risk of forfeiture or other  condition,
               and the certificates  representing  such shares of IMMC Stock may
               be accordingly marked with appropriate legends.

     (e)  At the Effective Time,  holders of certificates  representing  Western
          Shares that were outstanding  immediately  prior to the Effective Time
          shall cease to have any rights as  stockholders  of  Western,  and the
          stock  transfer  books of Western  shall be closed with respect to all
          Western Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. No
          further  transfer  of any Western  Shares  shall be made on such stock
          transfer books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time,
          a valid certificate previously  representing any of such capital stock
          of Western  (an  "Western  Stock  Certificate")  is  presented  to the
          Surviving Corporation or IMMC, such Western Stock Certificate shall be
          canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in Section 1(f).

     (f)  (1) At or as soon as practicable  after the Effective  Time, IMMC will
          send to each  holder  of an  Western  Stock  Certificate  a letter  of
          transmittal and  instructions for use in customary form and containing
          such provisions as may reasonably be required for use in effecting the
          surrender of such Western Stock  Certificate for payment  therefor and
          conversion thereof.  Upon surrender of an Western Stock Certificate to
          IMMC for exchange, together with a duly executed letter of transmittal
          and such other  documents as may be reasonably  required by IMMC,  the
          holder of such Western Stock  Certificate shall be entitled to receive
          in exchange  therefor  certificates  representing  the number of whole
          shares  of IMMC  Stock  that  such  holder  has the  right to  receive
          pursuant to the  provisions  of this  Section 1 and the Western  Stock
          Certificate so  surrendered  shall be canceled.  Until  surrendered as
          contemplated  by this Section  1(f),  each Western  Stock  Certificate
          shall be deemed,  from and after the Effective Time, to represent only
          the right to receive upon such  surrender a  certificate  representing
          shares of IMMC Stock (and cash in lieu of any fractional share of IMMC
          Stock)  as  contemplated  by  this  Section  1. If any  Western  Stock
          Certificate  shall have been lost,  stolen or destroyed,  IMMC may, in
          its  discretion  and as a condition  precedent  to the issuance of any
          certificates  representing IMMC Stock, require the owner of such lost,
          stolen  or  destroyed   Western  Stock   Certificate   to  provide  an
          appropriate  affidavit  and to deliver a bond (in such sum as IMMC may
          reasonably direct) as indemnity.

          (2)  No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect
               to IMMC Stock with a record date after the  Effective  Time shall
               be  paid  to  the  holder  of  any  unsurrendered  Western  Stock
               Certificate   with  respect  to  the  shares  of  Western   Stock
               represented   thereby,  and  no  cash  payment  in  lieu  of  any
               fractional  share  shall be paid to any such  holder,  until such
               holder  surrenders  such Western Stock  Certificate in accordance
               with this  Section  1(f) (at  which  time  such  holder  shall be
               entitled to receive all such dividends and distributions and such
               cash payment).

          (3)  No fractional  shares of IMMC Stock shall be issued in connection
               with the Merger. In lieu of such fractional shares, any holder of
               capital  stock of Western  who would  otherwise  be  entitled  to
               receive a fraction of a share of IMMC Stock shall, upon surrender
               of such holder's  Western Stock  Certificate(s),  be paid in cash
               the dollar amount  (rounded to the nearest  whole cent),  without
               interest,  determined by multiplying such fraction by the closing
               price of one share of IMMC Stock as reported by the OTC  Bulletin
               Board reporting system on the Closing Date.

          (4)  IMMC and the  Surviving  Corporation  shall be entitled to deduct
               and  withhold  from  any   consideration   payable  or  otherwise
               deliverable  to any holder or former  holder of capital  stock of
               Western  pursuant to this  Agreement  such amounts as IMMC or the
               Surviving  Corporation  may be  required  to deduct  or  withhold
               therefrom under the Internal  Revenue Code or under any provision
               of state,  local or foreign tax law.  To the extent such  amounts
               are so deducted or withheld,  such  amounts  shall be treated for
               all  purposes  under this  Agreement  as having  been paid to the
               person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid..

     (g)  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,  shares of
          capital stock of Western that are issued and  outstanding  immediately
          prior to the Effective Time and that are held by stockholders who have
          not voted such shares in favor of the Merger and who have  delivered a
          written  notice of their  intent to demand  payment for such shares in
          the manner provided under Idaho Law ("Dissenting Shares") shall not be
          canceled  and  converted  in  accordance  with Section 1(d) unless and
          until  such  holder  shall  have  failed  to  perfect,  or shall  have
          effectively  withdrawn or lost,  such holder's  right to payment under
          Idaho Law.  If such holder  shall have so failed to perfect,  or shall
          have effectively  withdrawn or lost such right,  such holder's capital
          stock of Western  shall  thereupon be deemed to have been canceled and
          converted as described in Section 1(d) at the Effective Time, and each
          such share  shall  represent  solely  the right to receive  the merger
          consideration  described in Section 1(d). From and after the Effective
          Time, no stockholder of Western who has demanded  appraisal  rights as
          provided  under  Idaho Law  shall be  entitled  to vote such  holder's
          shares of IMMC Stock or Western  Shares for any  purpose or to receive
          payment  of  dividends  or other  distributions  with  respect to such
          holder's shares (except dividends and other  distributions  payable to
          stockholders  of record  of  Western  at a date  which is prior to the
          Effective Time).

     (h)  For federal income tax purposes,  the Merger is intended to constitute
          a  reorganization  within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code.  The
          parties to this  Agreement  hereby adopt this  Agreement as a "plan of
          reorganization"   within  the  meaning  of  Sections   1.368-2(g)  and
          1.368-3(a) of the United States Treasury Regulations.

     (i)  For  accounting  purposes,  the Merger is  intended to be treated as a
          "purchase."

     (j)  If, at any time  after  the  Effective  Time,  any  further  action is
          determined  by IMMC to be  necessary  or  desirable  to carry  out the
          purposes of this  Agreement or to vest the  Surviving  Corporation  or
          IMMC with full right,  title and  possession  of and to all rights and
          property of Western,  the  officers  and  directors  of the  Surviving
          Corporation and IMMC shall be fully authorized (in the name of Western
          and otherwise) to take such action.

2.   Execution  Of Agreement  Subject To  Conditions  Precedent To Closing.  The
     Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as their  respective  agreement
     as to the terms and conditions of the transaction.  The execution hereof is
     expressly subject to the following conditions precedent, the performance of
     all of which shall constitute the Closing, at which time IMMC shall deliver
     by letter: (i) irrevocable  instructions to Columbia Stock Transfer Company
     to issue  the  allotted  number  of  shares  of IMMC  stock to the  Western
     Shareholders  upon the  tender of  appropriate  stock  certificates  of the
     Western Shareholders  representing the shares they own in Western, and (ii)
     the share certificates of the Western  Shareholders which shall be tendered
     thereby.  The anticipated Closing Date has been agreed by the parties to be
     March 15, 2002, but if the parties  conclude that it cannot be successfully
     closed by such date, they shall agree to an extension of Closing of no more
     than  twenty  (20)  additional  days.  Upon the  timely  completion  of all
     conditions  precedent set forth herein, the parties shall execute a closing
     certificate so stating and indicating that, all conditions precedent having
     been met, the transaction is deemed  successfully  closed,  and reaffirming
     the representations and warranties made by such parties through the Closing
     Date. The closing  certificate shall be binding upon each company and those
     shareholders  of each company who are  signatories to this  agreement.  The
     conditions precedent to closing are as follows:

     (a)  Western  and  IMMC  have  completed  their  respective  due  diligence
          investigations, the results of which have been reasonably satisfactory
          to the respective parties;




     (b)  The  approval  of  the   transaction   as  described   herein  by  the
          shareholders of Western;

     (c)  The approval of the  transaction as described  herein by the Boards of
          Directors of Western and IMMC;

     (d)  Delivery of all duly endorsed Western stock  certificates  held by the
          Western  Shareholders  to counsel for IMMC,  to be held in trust until
          the Closing date;

     (e)  The  completion,  attachment  and  acceptance  by  Western  and  IMMC,
          respectively, of Exhibits "C" through "I" hereto;

     (f)  The simultaneous  closing of the transaction between IMMC and Intrepid
          Engineering Services, Inc. by separate written agreement;

     (g)  The execution and delivery of a Share Voting  Agreement  regarding the
          voting of certain shares of IMMC stock;

     (h)  Satisfaction  of all applicable  requirements of the Securities Act of
          1933 and any applicable state securities laws;

     (i)  Delivery  of  legal   opinions  from  counsel  for  IMMC  and  Western
          reasonably satisfactory to the parties;

     (j)  Absence of any material adverse effect on IMMC or Western;

     (k)  No more than 3% of the  Western  Shares  shall  have  been  Dissenting
          Shares.

          Upon timely and  acknowledged  completion of the foregoing  conditions
     precedent, Columbia Stock Transfer Company, pursuant to instructions lodged
     with it by IMMC shall issue to each Western Shareholder,  one or more stock
     certificate of IMMC representing,  in the aggregate,  the shares of IMMC to
     which each such shareholder is entitled.

3.   Acknowledgment   of   Restrictions   on  Shares   Transferred   to  Western
     Shareholders.  The parties hereto  acknowledge that the shares being issued
     by IMMC to the Western  Shareholders are subject to certain restrictions on
     their public sale promulgated by the United States  Securities and Exchange
     Commission  ("SEC")for  a  period  of  up  to  two  years  (or  longer  for
     affiliates).  The  shares  issued in the  Merger  will be  issued  under an
     exemption from  registration  with the SEC and will be restricted shares as
     that term is defined in the Act.  Further,  these shares  cannot be sold or
     transferred  unless the  conditions  of Rule 144 of the  Securities  Act of
     1933,  as amended  (the "Act") are complied  with.  This  involves  certain
     limitations on the sale of the securities and certain reporting obligations
     to be met. A valid opinion of the sellers counsel will have to be presented
     to IMMC detailing  compliance  with the cited rules and an opinion that the
     shares are free trading in order to provide for removal of the  restrictive
     legend. A legend will be affixed to each certificate as follows:






          The  shares of stock  represented  by this  certificate  have not been
          registered  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and may not
          be  sold  or  otherwise  transferred  unless  a  compliance  with  the
          registration   provisions   of  such  Act  has  been  made  or  unless
          availability  of an exemption  from such  registration  provisions has
          been  established,  or  unless  sold  pursuant  to Rule 144  under the
          Securities Act of 1933.


     The shares are not being  registered with the Idaho  Department of Finance,
any Idaho  corporate  agency,  or any agency of any other  state,  and are being
offered under an exemption from  registration.  For stock  issuances  subject to
Idaho  law,   IMMC  is  relying  on  an  exemption   under  Idaho  Code  Section
30-1435(1)(n)  of Title 30,  Chapter 14 of the  Securities  Act.  The  following
notification shall apply:

          THESE  SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED  UNDER THE IDAHO SECURITIES
          ACT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED  EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE  WITH THE
          IDAHO SECURITIES ACT.


4.   Expansion  Of  Board Of  Directors  Of IMMC  And  Appointments.  All of the
     parties  hereto  agree  that it would be in the best  interests  of IMMC to
     expand  the number of its  directors  from four  members  to five  members,
     contemporaneously with the closing of the transaction. IMMC represents that
     its board of  directors  has already so voted and has entered a  resolution
     that upon closing, the resignations of William Wells and Robert Evans, both
     as officers and directors,  and the  resignations  of Donald L. Delaney and
     Robert L. Delaney as officers but not as directors, which resignations have
     been  tendered and are  conditional  upon the closing of this  transaction,
     shall be accepted with  immediate  effect and that Dennis  Keiser,  Bentley
     Roth and Jacob Dustin, who are individual parties to this Agreement,  shall
     be  appointed  to the Board of  Directors  of IMMC.  Donald L.  Delaney and
     Robert L. Delaney shall continue as directors of IMMC.

5.   Creation of IMMC Executive Management  Committee.  The parties hereto agree
     that  contemporaneously  with Closing an Executive  Management Committee of
     IMMC,  appointed  by and  answerable  to the Board of  Directors,  shall be
     created, the duties of which shall be to provide advice as to the executive
     management  of the various  aspects of the  business  of IMMC.  The initial
     members of said  Executive  Management  Committee  shall be Dennis  Keiser,
     Bentley Roth, Jacob Dustin, Donald Kenoyer, Donald Delaney, Robert Delaney,
     and Aaron Charlton.  It shall meet at least monthly at such places and such
     times as are  designated by the President of IMMC,  and all costs of travel
     and lodging  shall be paid or reimbursed  by IMMC.  The committee  shall be
     fully  informed  as to all of the  business of IMMC.  All factual  internal
     memoranda  generated  with regard to any of the business of Iron Mask shall
     be  electronically  transmitted  without  undue delay to all members of the
     executive management committee.



6.   No Prior Transfers by Western or IMMC.  Western and IMMC covenant and agree
     that they have not caused or  allowed,  since the  signing of the letter of
     intent  between the parties on or about  January 18, 2002,  the transfer or
     encumbrance  of any of their assets nor the incurring of  additional  debt,
     except in the  ordinary  course of Business or as disclosed in Exhibits "C"
     and "D", respectively,  which shall be attached hereto prior to the Closing
     Time.

7.   Full Disclosure Of All Corporate Assets And Liabilities Of The Parties. The
     parties  hereto  covenant  with each  other,  as a material  element of the
     bargain,  that they have fully  disclosed the precise  nature and extent of
     all of the corporate  assets and liabilities of Western and IMMC, which are
     attached  hereto as Exhibits  "E" and "F",  which shall be attached  hereto
     prior to the Closing Time.

8.   Disclosure of Existing  Shareholdings  of The Parties.  The names and share
     holdings of all of the current shareholders of Western have previously been
     disclosed to IMMC.  IMMC has previously  disclosed to Western the number of
     issued and  outstanding  shares of IMMC,  but not the names of the  current
     shareholders,  as  IMMC  is a  public  company  whose  shareholders  change
     virtually daily;  IMMC further  covenants that it has made Western aware of
     any new issuance of shares by it since the signing of the letter of intent.
     The names and shareholding of the IMMC  Participating  Shareholders are set
     forth in Exhibit "B" hereof.

9.   Representations and Warranties of IMMC And IMMC Participating  Shareholders
     as to IMMC.  As a  material  inducement  to enter into this  Agreement  and
     complete the transaction  contemplated by this Agreement and  acknowledging
     that Western and the Western  Shareholders are entering into this Agreement
     in reliance upon the representations and warranties of IMMC set out in this
     Section  9,  IMMC and the IMMC  Participating  Shareholders  represent  and
     warrant to Western and the Western  Shareholders  as follows with regard to
     IMMC:

     a.   Incorporation  and  Power.  IMMC  is a  corporation  incorporated  and
          validly  existing under the laws of the State of Idaho.  IMMC has sent
          to the  appropriate  authorities  all  annual  returns  and  financial
          statements  required to be sent under the laws of the  jurisdiction of
          its  incorporation.  IMMC has the corporate power and authority and is
          qualified to own and dispose of its assets.  No act or proceeding  has
          been  taken by or against  IMMC in  connection  with the  dissolution,
          liquidation, winding up, bankruptcy or reorganization of IMMC.





     b.   Due  Authorization.  IMMC  has  the  corporate  power,  authority  and
          capacity to enter into this  Agreement  and all other  agreements  and
          instruments to be executed by it as contemplated by this Agreement and
          to carry out its  obligations  under  this  Agreement  and such  other
          agreements  and  instruments.  The  execution  and  delivery  of  this
          Agreement and such other agreements and instruments and the completion
          of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  and such other
          agreements and instruments  have been duly authorized by all necessary
          corporate  action  on the  part of  IMMC  and  the  agreement  will be
          ratified  by  its   shareholders   at  the  next  annual   meeting  of
          shareholders.

     c.   Enforceability of Obligations.  This Agreement constitutes a valid and
          binding  obligation  of IMMC,  enforceable  against IMMC in accordance
          with its terms subject, however, to limitations on enforcement imposed
          by bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization or other laws affecting the
          enforcement  of the  rights of  creditors  or others and to the extent
          that equitable  remedies such as specific  performance and injunctions
          are only  available in the discretion of the court from which they are
          sought.  IMMC is not an  insolvent  person  and  will  not  become  an
          insolvent person as a result of the closing.

     d.   Title to  Assets.  IMMC has  good and  marketable  title to all of its
          assets, free and clear of any and all liens. The assets are sufficient
          to permit the continued operation of the business in substantially the
          same  manner  as  conducted  in the  year  ended  on the  date of this
          Agreement. Other than this Agreement, there is no agreement, option or
          other right or  privilege  outstanding  in favor of any person for the
          purchase  from IMMC of the business or of any of the assets out of the
          ordinary course of business.

     e.   Material  Contracts.  IMMC is not a  party  to any  material  contract
          except as set forth in Exhibit  "G",  which shall be  attached  hereto
          prior to the Closing Time.

     f.   Consents and Approvals.  All the consents and approvals  necessary for
          IMMC  to  execute  this   Agreement  and  complete  the   contemplated
          transactions   have  been  obtained.   Except  for  the  consents  and
          approvals,  no  consent  or  approval  of any  Person is  required  in
          connection  with the execution and delivery of this  Agreement and the
          completion of the  transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement or to
          permit the  Participating  Shareholders to carry on the business after
          the closing as the business is currently carried on by IMMC.




     g.   Notices.  No prior notice is required to be delivered to any person in
          connection  with the execution and delivery of this  Agreement and the
          completion of the  transaction  memorialized  by this Agreement  other
          than appropriate 8K filing and filing with the OTC Bulletin Board.

     h.   Absence  of  Conflicting  Agreements.  The  execution,   delivery  and
          performance  of this  Agreement by IMMC and the  completion  (with any
          required  consents  and  approvals  and  notices)  of the  transaction
          memorialized  by this  Agreement  do not and  will  not  result  in or
          constitute any of the following:

          1.   default,  breach or  violation  or an event that,  with notice or
               lapse of time or both, would be a default, breach or violation of
               any of the terms,  conditions  or  provisions  of the articles or
               by-laws of IMMC or of any contract or license or permit;

          2.   an event which,  pursuant to the terms of any contract or license
               or permit, causes any right or interest of IMMC to come to an end
               or be amended in any way that is  detrimental to IMMC or entitles
               any  other  person  to  terminate  or  amend  any  such  right or
               interest;

          3.   the creation or imposition of any lien on any asset; or

          4.   the violation of any  applicable  law  applicable to or affecting
               IMMC.

     i.   Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding,  claim, application,
          complaint or  investigation  in any court or before any  arbitrator or
          before or by any regulatory body or  governmental or  non-governmental
          body  pending or  threatened  by or against  IMMC or the  transactions
          contemplated  by this  Agreement;  and,  there is no  factual or legal
          basis  which  could give rise to any such  action,  suit,  proceeding,
          claim, application, complaint or investigation.

     j.   Financial Statements.  The financial statements of IMMC filed with the
          United States Securities And Exchange  Commission,  and any additional
          financial  statements provided for dissemination to any of the parties
          to this Agreement are true and accurate, to the best knowledge of IMMC
          and  the  IMMC  Participating  Shareholders,  after  due  inquiry  and
          investigation.

     k.   Brokerage  Fees. No brokerage  fees are being paid or are obligated to
          be paid to any third party as a result of this transaction.






     l.   Operating  and  Maintenance  History.  IMMC has  provided to the other
          parties   hereto  all  existing  data   regarding  the  operating  and
          maintenance history of IMMC for the immediately preceding three years.

     m.   Compliance  with Applicable  Laws. To the best of its knowledge,  IMMC
          has operated and is operating in compliance with applicable laws.

     n.   Subsidiaries.  IMMC has  three  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  Iron Mask
          Mining Merger One Corp.,  which is in good standing  under the laws of
          the state of Idaho,  Merger Sub,  which is in good standing  under the
          laws of the state of Idaho, and Oremont Corporation,  which is in good
          standing  under the laws of the  state of  Nevada,  and IMMC,  as sole
          shareholder  of all  three  subsidiaries,  and the IMMC  Participating
          Shareholders  make the same  representations  and  warranties for Iron
          Mask Mining Merger One Corp.,  Merger Sub and Oremont  Corporation  as
          they do for IMMC in this Section 9, with the  exceptions  that neither
          Iron Mask Mining Merger One Corp.,  Merger Sub nor Oremont Corporation
          are public corporations and have no subsidiaries.

     o.   Environmental  Compliance.  To the best of the knowledge of IMMC,  and
          Oremont Corporation, after due inquiry and investigation:

          1.   IMMC  and  Oremont   Corporation   are  in  compliance  with  all
               Environmental  Laws.  "Environmental  Laws" shall mean federal or
               state  laws  or  regulations   relating  to  pollution,   or  the
               protection of human health or the environment, including, but not
               limited  to,  the  Clean Air Act,  the  Federal  Water  Pollution
               Control  Act (as  amended by the Clean  Water Act of 1977 and the
               Water  Quality  Act  of  1987),  the  Resource  Conservation  and
               Recovery Act of 1965 (as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste
               Amendments of 1984), the  Comprehensive  Environmental  Response,
               Compensation,  and  Liability  Act of  1980  (as  amended  by the
               Superfund  Amendments  and  Reauthorization  Act  of  1986),  the
               Hazardous  Materials  Transportation  Act,  the Toxic  Substances
               Control Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide
               Act, all as in effect on the Closing Date or, with respect to the
               representations  and  warranties,  in effect on the date  hereof.
               Such  compliance  includes,   but  is  not  limited  to  (i)  the
               possession  by IMMC and  Oremont  Corporation  of all permits and
               other governmental  authorizations  required under all applicable
               Environmental  Laws and compliance  with the terms and conditions
               thereof,   and  (ii)  compliance  relating  to  the  manufacture,
               processing,  distribution,  use,  treatment,  storage,  disposal,
               transport,   or  handling  of  Hazardous  Materials.   "Hazardous
               Materials"  means any hazardous or toxic  substance  regulated or
               subject to cleanup authority under any Environmental Laws.






          2.   IMMC and  Oremont  Corporation  have  received no notice from any
               governmental  authority  or third  party  alleging  that  IMMC or
               Oremont  Corporation  are not in  compliance  with  Environmental
               Laws,  and  there  are  no  circumstances  that  may  prevent  or
               interfere  with  material  compliance  in the  future.  IMMC  and
               Oremont  Corporation  have made available to Western all material
               information that is in the possession of or reasonably  available
               to IMMC and Oremont Corporation  regarding  environmental matters
               pertaining to the environmental conditions of properties owned or
               leased  by  IMMC  and  Oremont  Corporation.  To the  best of the
               knowledge  of IMMC and  Oremont  Corporation,  there have been no
               releases of any Hazardous Materials,  pollutants, or contaminants
               on,  or from the real  property  or  leased  property  of IMMC or
               Oremont  Corporation that could subject the other parties to this
               Agreement to liability under any Environmental Laws.

     p.   SEC  Compliance.  IMMC has  timely  (or  within  authorized  extension
          periods)  filed all required  forms,  reports and  documents  with the
          Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC") since March 23, 2000,
          each  of  which  has  complied  in  all  material  respects  with  all
          applicable  rules of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended  ("the
          Securities  Act") , and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and the
          rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the
          dates such forms, reports and documents were filed. IMMC has delivered
          to Western an accurate and complete copy of its Registration Statement
          on  Form  10 No.  SB  filed  with  the  SEC on  March  23,  2000  (the
          "Registration  Statement"),  its 10KSB for the period  ending June 30,
          2001 (the  "10K"),  and its 10QSB for the period  ending  December 31,
          2001 (the "10Q").  The  Registration  Statement,  the 10K, and the 10Q
          (including any financial  statements or schedules  therein) (i) comply
          in all  material  respects  with the  applicable  requirements  of the
          Securities  Act and (ii) do not  contain  any untrue  statements  of a
          material  fact or omit to state a material  fact required to be stated
          therein or necessary in order to make the statements  therein,  in the
          light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
          Furthermore,  all securities  issuances by IMMC have been made in full
          compliance with all applicable federal and state securities law.






     q.   Full Disclosure.  None of the foregoing representations and warranties
          and no document  furnished by or on behalf of IMMC to any of the other
          parties hereto in connection with the negotiation of the  transactions
          contemplated  by this  Agreement  contain  any untrue  statement  of a
          material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make any
          such  statement or  representation  not  misleading  to a  prospective
          purchaser of the capital stock of IMMC seeking full  information as to
          IMMC and its  properties,  businesses  and  affairs.  Except for those
          matters disclosed in this Agreement, there are no facts related to the
          business not  disclosed  in this  Agreement  which,  if learned by the
          other  parties  hereto,  might  reasonably  be expected to  materially
          diminish  their  evaluation  of  the  worth  or  profitability  of the
          Business  or which,  if learned  by the other  parties  hereto,  might
          reasonably be expected to deter them from completing the  transactions
          contemplated by this Agreement on the terms of this Agreement.

     r.   Capitalization.   The   corporation   is  currently   capitalized   at
          100,000,000  authorized  shares of common stock,  par value  US$0.005,
          with  53,962,208  shares of common stock issued and  outstanding as of
          the date of this Agreement,  and the corporation has no stock options,
          warrants or rights outstanding or exercisable by any party.

     s.   Tax Matters.  The following terms, as used herein,  have the following
          meanings:

          "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          "Post-Closing  Tax Period"  means any Tax period (or portion  thereof)
          ending after the Closing Date.

          "Pre-Closing  Tax Period"  means any Tax period (or  portion  thereof)
          ending on or before the close of business on the Closing Date.

          "Tax Return" means any return, declaration,  report, claim for refund,
          or information  return or statement  relating to Taxes,  including any
          schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

          (1)  Tax Representations and Warranties.  IMMC represents and warrants
               to the other parties to this Agreement that:






               (a)  IMMC has filed all Tax  Returns  required to be filed and no
                    Taxes are currently  due. All such Tax Returns were complete
                    and  correct in all  respects.  No portion of any Tax Return
                    that  relates to the  operation of IMMC has been the subject
                    of any audit, action, suit, proceeding, claim or examination
                    by any governmental  authority,  and no such audit,  action,
                    suit, proceeding, claim, deficiency or assessment is pending
                    or, to the knowledge of IMMC, threatened. There are no liens
                    for taxes upon the assets.  IMMC does not have,  and has not
                    had, a permanent  establishment in any foreign  country,  as
                    defined in any applicable  tax treaty or convention  between
                    the United  States and such foreign  country.  IMMC does not
                    have any  liability  for the taxes of any person (other than
                    IMMC) under  Treasury  Regulation  Section  1.1502-6 (or any
                    corresponding provision of state, local or foreign tax law),
                    as a transferee or successor,  by contract, or otherwise. No
                    portion  of  the  purchase  price  is  subject  to  any  tax
                    withholding  provision of federal,  state,  local or foreign
                    law.

               (b)  IMMC  does  not  have  employees,  independent  contractors,
                    creditors or other third parties for whom Taxes are required
                    to be withheld.

               (c)  No  state  of  facts   exists  or  has  existed  that  would
                    constitute grounds for the assessment against Western or the
                    Western  Shareholders,   whether  by  reason  of  transferee
                    liability  or  otherwise,  of any  liability  for any tax of
                    anyone other than Western and the Western Shareholders.

               (d)  IMMC has no tax liability for the Pre-Closing Tax Period.

               (e)  IMMC has  received no revenue upon which an  assessment  for
                    taxes could be based.

          (2)  Tax        Cooperation;        Allocation        of        Taxes.

               (a)  Any transfer,  documentary, sales, use or other tax assessed
                    upon or with respect to the transfer of the capital stock of
                    Western  to IMMC  and any  recording  or  filing  fees  with
                    respect thereto shall be the responsibility of IMMC.

               (b)  IMMC and  Western  shall file all  required  tax returns and
                    shall not make any inconsistent  written  statements or take
                    any inconsistent  position on any tax return,  in any refund
                    claim,  during  the  course  of any  U.S.  Internal  Revenue
                    Service ("IRS") audit or other tax audit,  for any financial
                    or regulatory purpose, in any litigation or investigation or
                    otherwise.

10.  Representations  and Warranties of Western and the Western  Shareholders As
     To Western.  As a material  inducement to entering into this  Agreement and
     completing   the   transactions   contemplated   by  this   Agreement   and
     acknowledging  that  IMMC  and  the  IMMC  Participating  Shareholders  are
     entering  into this  Agreement  in reliance  upon the  representations  and
     warranties of Western and the Western  Shareholders set out in this Section
     10, Western and the Western Shareholders  represent and warrant to IMMC and
     the IMMC Participating Shareholders as follows with regard to Western:



     a.   Incorporation  and Power.  Western is a corporation  incorporated  and
          validly  existing  under the laws of the State of Idaho.  Western  has
          sent to the  appropriate  authorities all annual returns and financial
          statements  required to be sent under the laws of the  jurisdiction of
          its  incorporation.  Western has the corporate power and authority and
          is  qualified to own and dispose of its Assets.  No act or  proceeding
          has  been  taken  by  or  against   Western  in  connection  with  the
          dissolution,  liquidation, winding up, bankruptcy or reorganization of
          Western.

     b.   Due  Authorization.  Western has the  corporate  power,  authority and
          capacity to enter into this  Agreement  and all other  agreements  and
          instruments to be executed by it as contemplated by this Agreement and
          to carry out its  obligations  under  this  Agreement  and such  other
          agreements  and  instruments.  The  execution  and  delivery  of  this
          Agreement and such other agreements and instruments and the completion
          of the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  and such other
          agreements and instruments  have been duly authorized by all necessary
          corporate action on the part of Western and its shareholders.

     c.   Enforceability of Obligations.  This Agreement constitutes a valid and
          binding  obligation  of  Western,   enforceable   against  Western  in
          accordance  with  its  terms  subject,   however,  to  limitations  on
          enforcement imposed by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
          laws  affecting the  enforcement  of the rights of creditors or others
          and to the extent that equitable remedies such as specific performance
          and injunctions are only available in the discretion of the court from
          which they are sought. Western is not an insolvent person and will not
          become an insolvent person as a result of the Closing.

     d.   Title to Assets.  Western has good and marketable  title to all of its
          assets,  free and clear of any and all liens, except for the liens set
          forth in  Exhibit  "H" which  shall be  attached  hereto  prior to the
          Closing  Time.  The assets  are  sufficient  to permit  the  continued
          operation  of  the  business  in  substantially  the  same  manner  as
          conducted in the year ended on the date of this Agreement.  Other than
          this  Agreement,  there is no  agreement,  option  or  other  right or
          privilege  outstanding  in favor of any person for the  purchase  from
          Western of the  business  or of any of the assets out of the  ordinary
          course of business.

     e.   Material Contracts.  Western is not a party to any material contracts,
          except as set forth in Exhibit  "I",  which shall be  attached  hereto
          prior to the Closing Time.





     f.   Consents  and  Approvals.  Except for  shareholder  approval,  all the
          consents and approvals necessary for Western to execute this Agreement
          and complete the contemplated  transactions have been obtained. Except
          for the consents and  approvals,  no consent or approval of any person
          is required in  connection  with the  execution  and  delivery of this
          Agreement and the completion of the transactions  contemplated by this
          Agreement or to permit the participating  shareholders to carry on the
          business after the closing as the business is currently  carried on by
          Western.

     g.   Notices.  Except for shareholder  meeting  notice,  no prior notice is
          required  to be  delivered  to  any  person  in  connection  with  the
          execution  and delivery of this  Agreement  and the  completion of the
          transaction memorialized by this Agreement.

     h.   Absence  of  Conflicting  Agreements.  The  execution,   delivery  and
          performance of this Agreement by Western and the completion  (with any
          required  consents  and  approvals  and  notices)  of the  transaction
          memorialized  by this  Agreement  do not and  will  not  result  in or
          constitute any of the following: 1.1 a default, breach or violation or
          an event  that,  with  notice  or  lapse  of time or both,  would be a
          default,  breach  or  violation  of any of the  terms,  conditions  or
          provisions  of the articles or bylaws of Western or of any contract or
          license or permit;

          1.2  an event which,  pursuant to the terms of any contract or license
               or permit,  causes any right or interest of Western to come to an
               end or be  amended in any way that is  detrimental  to Western or
               entitles any other person to terminate or amend any such right or
               interest;

          1.3  the creation or imposition of any lien on any asset; or

          1.4  the violation of any  applicable  law  applicable to or affecting
               Western.

     i.   Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding,  claim, application,
          complaint or  investigation  in any court or before any  arbitrator or
          before or by any regulatory body or  governmental or  non-governmental
          body pending or threatened by or against Western related to Western or
          the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement;  and, there is no
          factual or legal basis which could give rise to any such action, suit,
          proceeding, claim, application, complaint or investigation.

     j.   Financial  Statements.  The financial statements of Western heretofore
          provided to IMMC, including tax returns, are true and accurate, to the
          best of the knowledge of Western and the Western  Shareholders,  after
          due inquiry and investigation.





     k.   Brokerage  Fees. No brokerage  fees are being paid or are obligated to
          be paid to any third party as a result of the transaction.

     l.   Operating and  Maintenance  History.  Western has provided to IMMC all
          existing  data  regarding the  operating  and  maintenance  history of
          Western for the immediately preceding three years.

     m.   Compliance with Applicable Laws. To the best of its knowledge, Western
          has operated and is operating in compliance with applicable laws.

     n.   Subsidiaries. Western has one wholly-owned subsidiary: Virtual Science
          Services,  Inc. ("VSSI"),  which is in good standing under the laws of
          the  state of Idaho,  and  Western,  as sole  shareholder  of  Virtual
          Science Services,  Inc., makes the same representations and warranties
          for its  subsidiary as it does for itself in this Section 10, with the
          exception that Virtual Science Services, Inc. has no subsidiaries.

     o.   Environmental  Compliance. To the best of the knowledge of Western and
          VSSI, after due inquiry and investigation:

          1.   Western and VSSI are in compliance with all  Environmental  Laws.
               "Environmental   Laws"  shall  mean  federal  or  state  laws  or
               regulations  relating to  pollution,  or the  protection of human
               health or the  environment,  including,  but not  limited to, the
               Clean  Air Act,  the  Federal  Water  Pollution  Control  Act (as
               amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and the Water  Quality Act
               of 1987), the Resource  Conservation and Recovery Act of 1965 (as
               amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984), the
               Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
               Act  of  1980  (as  amended  by  the  Superfund   Amendments  and
               Reauthorization   Act   of   1986),   the   Hazardous   Materials
               Transportation  Act,  the Toxic  Substances  Control Act, and the
               Federal  Insecticide,  Fungicide  &  Rodenticide  Act,  all as in
               effect   on  the   Closing   Date  or,   with   respect   to  the
               representations  and  warranties,  in effect on the date  hereof.
               Such  compliance  includes,   but  is  not  limited  to  (i)  the
               possession  by  Western  of all  permits  and other  governmental
               authorizations  required under all applicable  Environmental Laws
               and compliance  with the terms and conditions  thereof,  and (ii)
               compliance relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
               use,  treatment,  storage,  disposal,  transport,  or handling of
               Hazardous Materials. "Hazardous Materials" means any hazardous or
               toxic substance  regulated or subject to cleanup  authority under
               any Environmental Laws.






          2.   Western and VSSI have  received  no notice from any  governmental
               authority or third party alleging that they are not in compliance
               with Environmental  Laws, and there are no circumstances that may
               prevent or  interfere  with  material  compliance  in the future.
               Western  and  VSSI  have  made  available  to IMMC  all  material
               information that is in the possession of or reasonably  available
               to Western or VSSI regarding  environmental matters pertaining to
               the  environmental  conditions of  properties  owned or leased by
               Western or VSSI. To the best of their knowledge,  there have been
               no  releases  of  any   Hazardous   Materials,   pollutants,   or
               contaminants  on, or from the real property or leased property of
               Western  or VSSI that  could  subject  the other  parties to this
               Agreement to liability under any Environmental Laws.

     p.   Full Disclosure.  None of the foregoing representations and warranties
          and no  document  furnished  by or on  behalf  of  Western  to IMMC in
          connection  with the negotiation of the  transactions  contemplated by
          this Agreement contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
          to state any material  fact  necessary  to make any such  statement or
          representation  not  misleading  to a  prospective  purchaser  of  the
          capital stock of Western  seeking full  information  as to Western and
          its  properties,  businesses  and  affairs.  Except for those  matters
          disclosed  in  this  Agreement,  there  are no  facts  related  to the
          business not disclosed in this  Agreement  which,  if learned by IMMC,
          might reasonably be expected to materially  diminish its evaluation of
          the worth or  profitability  of the  business or which,  if learned by
          IMMC,  might  reasonably be expected to deter them from completing the
          transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  on the  terms  of this
          Agreement.

     q.   Capitalization.   The   corporation   is  currently   capitalized   at
          100,000,000  authorized  shares of common  stock,  no par value,  with
          51,410,000  shares of common  stock issued and  outstanding  as of the
          date of this  Agreement,  and the  corporation  has no stock  options,
          warrants or rights outstanding or exercisable by any party.

     r.   Tax Matters.  The following terms, as used herein,  have the following
          meanings:

          "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          "Post-Closing  Tax Period"  means any Tax period (or portion  thereof)
          ending after the Closing Date.

          "Pre-Closing  Tax Period"  means any Tax period (or  portion  thereof)
          ending on or before the close of business on the Closing Date.





          "Tax Return" means any return, declaration,  report, claim for refund,
          or information  return or statement  relating to Taxes,  including any
          schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

          (1)  Tax  Representations  and  Warranties.   Western  represents  and
               warrants to the other parties to this Agreement that:

               (a)  Western has filed all tax  returns  required to be filed and
                    no taxes  are  currently  due.  All such  tax  returns  were
                    complete and correct in all respects.  No portion of any tax
                    return that  relates to the  operation  of the  business has
                    been the  subject of any audit,  action,  suit,  proceeding,
                    claim or examination by any governmental  authority,  and no
                    such audit, action, suit, proceeding,  claim,  deficiency or
                    assessment  is  pending  or, to the  knowledge  of  Western,
                    threatened.  Western is not currently the beneficiary of any
                    extension  of time within  which to file its tax returns for
                    the most recent fiscal year,  and Western has not waived any
                    statute of  limitation  with respect to any tax or agreed to
                    any  extension of time with respect to a tax  assessment  or
                    deficiency.  There are no liens for taxes  upon the  assets.
                    Western  does  not  have,  and  has  not  had,  a  permanent
                    establishment  in any  foreign  country,  as  defined in any
                    applicable  tax  treaty or  convention  between  the  United
                    States and such foreign  country.  Western does not have any
                    liability  for the taxes of any person  (other than Western)
                    under   Treasury   Regulation   Section   1.1502-6  (or  any
                    corresponding provision of state, local or foreign tax law),
                    as a transferee or successor,  by contract, or otherwise. No
                    portion  of  the  purchase  price  is  subject  to  any  tax
                    withholding  provision of federal,  state,  local or foreign
                    law.

               (b)  Western has employees, independent contractors, creditors or
                    other  third  parties  for whom  taxes  are  required  to be
                    withheld and covenants that it has withheld,  and, when due,
                    remitted the required  payroll taxes,  both federal,  state,
                    and, if applicable, local, in full.

               (c)  No  state  of  facts   exists  or  has  existed  that  would
                    constitute  grounds for the  assessment  against IMMC or the
                    IMMC  participating  shareholders,   whether  by  reason  of
                    transferee liability or otherwise,  of any liability for any
                    tax of  anyone  other  than  IMMC or the IMMC  participating
                    shareholders.

               (d)  Western has no tax liability for the Pre-Closing tax period.

               (e)  Western has received revenue in the current fiscal year upon
                    which an assessment for taxes could be based.






          (2)  Tax        Cooperation;        Allocation        of        Taxes.

               (a)  Any  transfer,   documentary,  sales,  use  or  other  taxes
                    assessed upon or with respect to the transfer of the capital
                    stock of IMMC to the Western  Shareholders and any recording
                    or  filing   fees  with   respect   thereto   shall  be  the
                    responsibility of the Western Shareholders.

               (b)  IMMC and  Western  shall file all  required  tax returns and
                    shall not make any inconsistent  written  statements or take
                    any inconsistent  position on any tax return,  in any refund
                    claim,  during  the  course  of any  U.S.  Internal  Revenue
                    Service ("IRS") audit or other tax audit,  for any financial
                    or regulatory purpose, in any litigation or investigation or
                    otherwise.

11.  Representations  of Western and Each of the Western  Shareholders As To The
     Western  Shareholders.  Western  and  each  of  the  Western  Shareholders,
     individually, represent as a material part of this transaction that, to the
     best of  Western's  and such Western  Shareholder's  knowledge  and,  where
     applicable, the knowledge of its officers, directors, agents, attorneys and
     solicitors:

     (a)  Each of the  Western  Shareholders  owns the  number  of shares of the
          capital  stock of Western  set forth in Exhibit "A"  attached  hereto,
          which ownership is free and clear of all encumbrances or claims of any
          third parties whatsoever.

     (b)  If any Western  Shareholder is other than an  individual,  that it has
          full right,  power,  legal  capacity and  authority to enter into this
          Agreement and the contemplated  transaction,  and this Agreement shall
          constitute a valid and binding  obligation of the Western  Shareholder
          enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

     (c)  Such Western  Shareholder has all necessary legal authority to own its
          assets and to carry on its  business as now  conducted  by it, and, if
          applicable,  it is  registered  as required and in good  standing with
          respect  to the  filing  of  annual  returns  under  the  laws  of all
          jurisdictions  in which  its  failure  to so  register  would  have an
          adverse effect on its rights and obligations under this Agreement.

     (d)  Each  Western  Shareholder  has been advised to seek  his/her/its  own
          professional  advice regarding the  transactions  contemplated by this
          Agreement and is relying upon  his/her/its own counsel  regarding this
          transaction  and  not  on  the  counsel  of any  other  party  hereto,
          including IMMC or Western.




12.  Representations of IMMC and Each of the IMMC Participating  Shareholders As
     To  the  IMMC  Participating  Shareholders.  IMMC  and  each  of  the  IMMC
     Participating Shareholders,  individually,  represent as a material part of
     this  transaction  that, to the best of IMMC's and such IMMC  Participating
     Shareholder's  knowledge  and,  where  applicable,  the  knowledge  of  its
     officers, directors, agents, attorneys and solicitors:

     (a)  Each IMMC  Participating  Shareholder owns the number of shares of the
          capital stock of IMMC  Participating  set forth in Exhibit "B",  which
          ownership is free and clear of all encumbrances or claims of any third
          parties whatsoever.

     (b)  If any IMMC  Participating  Shareholder  is other than an  individual,
          that it has full right,  power,  legal capacity and authority to enter
          into  this  Agreement  and  the  contemplated  transaction,  and  this
          Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding  obligation of the IMMC
          Participating  Shareholder  enforceable  in accordance  with the terms
          hereof.

     (c)  Such IMMC Participating  Shareholder has all necessary legal authority
          to own its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted by it,
          and, if applicable,  it is registered as required and in good standing
          with  respect  to the filing of annual  returns  under the laws of all
          jurisdictions  in which  its  failure  to so  register  would  have an
          adverse effect on its rights and obligations under this Agreement.

     (d)  Each  IMMC   Participating   Shareholder  has  been  advised  to  seek
          his/her/its  own   professional   advice  regarding  the  transactions
          contemplated  by this  Agreement and is relying upon  his/her/its  own
          counsel regarding this transaction and not on the counsel of any other
          party hereto, including IMMC or Western.

13.  Costs of Transaction.  Except where expressly stated otherwise herein, each
     party  shall  bear  its  own  costs  and  expenses  of  entering  into  the
     transaction,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  travel,  lodging,  meals,
     salaries,   commissions,   attorneys'   fees,   accountants'   fees,  other
     professional fees, regulatory fees, and taxes.





14.  Rights Upon Breach of Agreement.  The parties hereto agree and  acknowledge
     that the breach of any  portion of this  Agreement  will cause  irreparable
     harm  and  significant  injury  to the  non-breaching  party  which  may be
     difficult to ascertain.  Accordingly, and in addition to all other remedies
     available  to the  parties in equity and at law,  the  non-breaching  party
     shall  have the right to  obtain  injunctive  relief,  both  temporary  and
     permanent, enjoining any breach of this Agreement. Nothing herein contained
     is intended to nor shall it limit or affect any rights at law or by statute
     or  otherwise  of any party  aggrieved  as against the other  parties for a
     breach or threatened breach of any provision hereof, it being the intention
     by this  paragraph  to make clear the  agreement  of the  parties  that the
     respective  rights  and  obligations  of the  parties  hereunder  shall  be
     enforceable in equity as well as at law or otherwise.

15.  Notices. All notices, consents and demands under this Agreement shall be in
     writing and may be  delivered  personally,  sent by  telegram,  telex,  air
     courier or facsimile or may be forwarded by first class pre-paid registered
     or certified mail to the address for each party set forth above, or to such
     address  as each party may from time to time  specify  by notice.  Any such
     notice  shall be deemed to have been given and received on the business day
     next following the date of delivery.

16.  Grammatical  Construction.  In this  Agreement,  whenever  the  context  so
     requires,  the masculine  gender includes the feminine  and/or neuter,  the
     singular  number  includes the plural,  and words  importing  persons shall
     include firms or corporations and vice versa. The terms "$" and "US$" shall
     mean United States Dollars.

17.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
     counterparts,  all of  which  together  shall  constitute  one and the same
     instrument  and when so  signed  shall  be  deemed  to bear the date  first
     written above.

18.  Choice of Law,  Jurisdiction  and Venue.  This  Agreement  and any disputes
     arising  hereunder  shall be  governed  by the laws of the  State of Idaho,
     United  States of America.  In the event of any dispute,  the parties agree
     that good  faith  efforts  shall be made to  resolve  the  dispute  through
     voluntary  mediation  or  arbitration.  In the  event  of court  action  in
     relation to this Agreement, exclusive original jurisdiction and venue shall
     lie with the District  Court for the District of Idaho which is responsible
     for the County of Bonneville, State of Idaho.

19.  Severability.  If any  provision  of  this  Agreement,  or the  application
     thereof  to any  person or  circumstance,  shall  for any  reason or to any
     extent,  be invalid or unenforceable,  such invalidity or  unenforceability
     shall not in any  manner  affect or render  invalid  or  unenforceable  the
     remainder of this Agreement, and the application of that provision to other
     persons  or  circumstances  shall not be  affected  but,  rather,  shall be
     enforced to the extent permitted by law.

20.  Warranty of Authority.  The persons executing and delivering this Agreement
     on behalf of the parties  represent  and warrant  that each of them is duly
     authorized to do so and that the execution of this  Agreement is the lawful
     and voluntary act of the parties.




21.  Assignability.  Neither  this  Agreement,  nor any  rights  or  obligations
     conferred  hereunder,  may be assigned in whole or in part by either  party
     without obtaining the prior written consent of the other party.

22.  Time;  Waiver Of Breach.  It is agreed by the  parties  that time is of the
     essence to this  Agreement.  The failure of either party to enforce for any
     time or for any  period  of time any of the  provisions  of this  Agreement
     shall not be  construed  as a waiver of such  provision  or of the right of
     such party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision.

23.  Force  Majeure.  In the event  that the  parties  shall be  prevented  from
     performing   any  of  the   obligations   hereunder   by  reason  of  labor
     disturbances,  shortage of labor or  equipment,  strikes,  lockouts,  other
     industrial  disturbances,  inability to obtain  transportation,  failure of
     title,  act  of  God,  act  of  a  public  enemy,  war,   blockade,   riot,
     insurrection,  disaster,  lightning, fire, storm, flood, inclement weather,
     explosion, litigation, restraining orders, injunctions, or orders of courts
     or government agencies, or any law, regulations,  restrictions,  or actions
     or inactions of governmental  agencies, or on account of any eventuality or
     condition, whether enumerated or not, beyond the reasonable control of such
     party,  including state, federal, or local safety or environmental statutes
     or regulations,  the parties' obligations  hereunder shall abate during the
     period of such  conditions,  but only to the extent  that the  parties  are
     prevented,   by  reason  of  such  conditions,   from  complying  with  the
     requirements set forth in this Agreement within the appropriate  times. The
     parties agree that the time within which such  compliance is required shall
     automatically be extended for the length of time during which the condition
     prevails.

24.  Indemnification.  Each  party  hereto  shall  defend,  indemnify  and  hold
     harmless  each and every other party  hereto and their  employees,  agents,
     representatives,  and  advisors  from  any  and  all  claims,  liabilities,
     judgments,  penalties,  losses,  costs,  damages  and  expenses  (including
     amounts  paid  in  settlement,   costs  of  investigation   and  reasonable
     attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to:

     (a)  any breach of any representation or warranty made in this Agreement or
          any related documents by the indemnifying party;

     (b)  any breach of any  covenant,  agreement  or  undertaking  made in this
          Agreement or any related documents by the indemnifying party;

     (c)  any  fraud  or  willful   misconduct  by  the  indemnifying  party  in
          connection with this Agreement or any related documents.

25.  Further Assurances. Each of the parties agrees that it shall take from time
     to time such  actions and execute  such  additional  instruments  as may be
     reasonably  necessary or  convenient  to implement and carry out the intent
     and purpose of this Agreement.

26.  Modification  of Agreement.  It is expressly  understood  and agreed by and
     between the parties  hereto that this  Agreement  may be modified only by a
     written  instrument,  which written instrument must be signed by all of the
     parties to this Agreement.





27.  Entire Agreement. All of the terms and conditions of this Agreement between
     the parties are contained  herein,  and NO  REPRESENTATIONS  OR INDUCEMENTS
     HAVE BEEN MADE  OTHER  THAN THOSE  SPECIFICALLY  SET  FORTH,  WITH THE SOLE
     EXCEPTION OF THE SHARE VOTING  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE WESTERN  SHAREHOLDERS
     AND THE IMMC PARTICIPATING SHAREHOLDERS AS REFERRED TO HEREIN.

28.  Termination.

     (a)  This Agreement may be terminated:


          (1)  prior to the Closing by IMMC if (i) there is a material breach of
               any covenant or obligation of Western or the Western Shareholders
               or (ii) IMMC reasonably  determines that the timely  satisfaction
               of any  condition  set forth in Section 2 has  become  impossible
               (other  than as a result  of any  failure  on the part of IMMC to
               comply with or perform any  covenant  or  obligation  of IMMC set
               forth in this Agreement);

          (2)  prior to the Closing by Western if (i) there is a material breach
               of any covenant or obligation  of IMMC or the IMMC  Participating
               Shareholders  or (ii)  Western  reasonably  determines  that  the
               timely  satisfaction  of any condition set forth in Section 2 has
               become  impossible  (other than as a result of any failure on the
               part of  Western  to  comply  with or  perform  any  covenant  or
               obligation of Western set forth in this Agreement);

          (3)  by either  IMMC or Western if the  Closing has not taken place on
               or before April 4, 2002 (other than as a result of any failure on
               the part of such  party  seeking  termination  to comply  with or
               perform  any  covenant or  obligation  of said party set forth in
               this Agreement);

          (4)  by the mutual consent of IMMC and Western.

     (b)  If IMMC wishes to  terminate  this  Agreement  pursuant to Section 28,
          IMMC shall  deliver to Western a written  notice  stating that IMMC is
          terminating  this  Agreement and setting forth a brief  description of
          the basis on which  IMMC is  terminating  this  Agreement.  If Western
          wishes to terminate  this  Agreement  pursuant to Section 28,  Western
          shall deliver to IMMC a written notice  terminating this Agreement and
          setting forth a brief description of the basis on which this Agreement
          is terminated.

          If this  Agreement is  terminated  pursuant to Section 28, all further
     obligations  of  the  parties  under  this  Agreement  shall  automatically
     terminate; provided, however, that none of the parties shall be relieved of
     any obligation or liability  arising from any prior breach by such party of
     any provision of this Agreement.

29.  Survival  of  Representations  and  Warranties.   All  representations  and
     warranties  made  in this  Agreement  shall  survive  the  Closing  of this
     Agreement,  except that any party to whom a representation  or warranty has
     been  made  in  this   Agreement   shall  be  deemed  to  have  waived  any
     misrepresentation  or breach of  representation  or  warranty of which such
     party  had   knowledge   prior  to  Closing.   Any  party   learning  of  a
     misrepresentation  or breach  of  representation  or  warranty  under  this
     Agreement  shall  immediately  give  written  notice  thereof  to all other
     parties to this Agreement.

          IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto are deemed to have  executed
     this instrument the day and year first above written.

WESTERN ENGINEERING SERVICES,
INC.:



By: _____________________________
       Its President

ATTEST:


By: _____________________________
      Its Secretary





THE PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS OF WESTERN:



- -------------------------------

Dennis Keiser




- -------------------------------
C. Bentley Roth


- -------------------------------
Donald Kenoyer


- -------------------------------
Jacob Dustin


- -------------------------------
LaMar Johnson


- -------------------------------
Liem T. Nguyen


- -------------------------------
Bradley Frazee

- -------------------------------
Raymond M. Samoy






IRON MASK MINING COMPANY:



- -------------------------------
Donald L. Delaney, Vice-President

ATTEST:



- -------------------------------
Robert L. Delaney, Assistant Secretary

THE IMMC PARTICIPATING SHAREHOLDERS:



- -------------------------------             --------------------------------
Donald L. Delaney                                    Robert L. Delaney



- -------------------------------             --------------------------------
Robert Evans                                                  Aaron L. Charlton




CORDOBA CORPORATION:                        ________________________________
                                                              William W. Wells


By: _____________________________
      Aaron L. Charlton, President & CEO


IRON MASK MINING MERGER TWO CORP.:



By: __________________________________
    Its _________________________________




                  EXHIBIT "A" - LIST OF WESTERN SHAREHOLDERS


Name And Address                        Western Share Holdings          IMMC Shares Allocated
- ----------------                        ----------------------          ---------------------
                                                                  
Jacob D. Dustin                               9,180,000                           3,751,001
5120 Comish Drive
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83406

Bradley J. Frazee                               150,000                              61,291
2835 Ridgecrest Drive
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

Lamar J. Johnson                                200,000                              81,721
13375 N. 105 East
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401

Dennis D. Keiser                             17,850,000                           7,293,614
2942 Homestead Lane
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

Donald J. Kenoyer                             9,180,000                           3,751,001
5395 Marbrisa Lane
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83406

Liem T. Nguyen                                1,020,000                             416,778
376 East 11th Street
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

C. Bentley Roth                              13,770,000                           5,626,502
6799 E. Panorama Drive
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401

Raymond M. Samoy                                 60,000                              24,516
1915 Monticello Drive
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404







       EXHIBIT "A-1"- Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation








              Exhibit "B" - LIST OF IMMC PARTICIPATING SHAREHOLDERS


                                                                 
Aaron L. Charlton                                                        400,000
c/o David Rodli Law Offices
2001 S. Russell
Missoula, MT 59801

Cordoba Corporation                                                   16,267,280
c/o David Rodli Law Offices
2001 S. Russell
Missoula, MT 59801

Donald L. Delaney                                                      3,403,828
P. O. Box 400
Missoula, Montana 59806

Robert L. Delaney                                                      3,201,173
P. O. Box 400
Missoula, Montana 59806

Robert J. Evans                                                        1,659,862
P. O. Box 178
Ponderay, Idaho 83852

William W. Wells                                                       2,150,534
P. O. Box 280
Sumpter, Oregon 97877






                                  EXHIBIT "C" -
          TRANSFER OR ENCUMBRANCE OF ASSETS OR INCURRING OF ADDITIONAL
                     DEBT SINCE LETTER OF INTENT BY WESTERN






                                   EXHIBIT "D"
          TRANSFER OR ENCUMBRANCE OF ASSETS OR INCURRING OF ADDITIONAL
                      DEBT SINCE LETTER OF INTENT BY IMMC


NONE.





                                   EXHIBIT "E"
                    LIST OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WESTERN






                                   EXHIBIT "F"
                     LIST OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF IMMC

1.   See attached Balance Sheet as of 12/31/2001.

2.   Normal monthly trade receivables






                                   EXHIBIT "G"
                       LIST OF MATERIAL CONTRACTS OF IMMC

1.       American Diatomite Contract

2.       Yellow Pine Resources (Paymaster)

3.       Oremont Agreement

4.       Cordoba Corp. and Garnet Mining Corp.

5.       Option to Buy Copper Cliff

6.       Option to Buy Lead King, Grant and Hartford claims

7.       Consulting Agreement for William Wells

8.       Consulting Robert Delaney

9.       Consulting Agreement for Donald Delaney

10.      Consulting Agreement for Bob Evans

11.      Consulting Agreement for Aaron Charlton

12.      Consulting Agreement for David Maynard

13.      Corporate Resolutions as of January 1, 2002

14.      Letter Of Intent





                                   EXHIBIT "H"
                     LIST OF LIENS AGAINST ASSETS OF WESTERN








                                   EXHIBIT "I"
                      LIST OF MATERIAL CONTRACTS OF WESTERN